1938 Birmingham Barons Roster

Southern Association (SA) - Class: A1
Team Record: 73-79
Finished 6th in the SA
Manager: Fresco Thompson (73-79)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 129,343, Avg. 1,702
1938 Birmingham Barons Statistics

The Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association ended the 1938 season with a record of 73 wins and 79 losses, finishing sixth in the SA.

Fresco Thompson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Woody ArkeketaLAugust 28, 19145'11"178
Sheriff BlakeSRSeptember 17, 18996'0"180Ansted, WV US
Otto BluegeRRJuly 20, 19095'10"154Chicago, IL US
James BratcherRR6'3"195
Ralph BraunRLJune 26, 19115'11"200
Harold CarsonRRAugust 17, 19056'1"195Sherwood, TX US
Bud ClancyLLSeptember 15, 19006'0"170Odell, IL US
Jack CrouchRROctober 12, 19035'9"165Cooleemee, NC US
Roy DeckerRR6'1"160
Joseph DooleyLDecember 21, 19115'11"175Chicago, IL US
Charles GeorgeSLApril 10, 19115'9"169
Jack GlynnLMay 7, 19115'11"185Franklin, NJ US
Mel HicksLSeptember 25, 19166'2"190Short Creek, AL US
Kirby HigbeRRApril 8, 19155'11"190Columbia, SC US
George HocketteLLApril 7, 19086'0"174Perth, MS US
Red HowellRRJanuary 29, 19096'0"215Atlanta, GA US
Johnny HutchingsSRApril 14, 19166'2"250Chicago, IL US
Hank JohnsonRRMay 21, 19065'11"175Bradenton, FL US
Newt KimballRRMarch 27, 19156'2"190Logan, UT US
Hank MajeskiRRDecember 13, 19165'9"174Staten Island, NY US
Milton McDougalRJanuary 16, 19125'11"180
Joe MeneLSeptember 16, 19116'6"175, CA US
Red PhillipsRRNovember 3, 19086'3"195Pauls Valley, OK US
Morris PickensSL6'0"165
Jim PrendergastLLAugust 23, 19176'1"208Brooklyn, NY US
LeGrant ScottLLJuly 25, 19105'8"170Cleveland, OH US
Fresco ThompsonRRJune 6, 19025'8"150Centreville, AL US
Julian TubbRRJanuary 7, 19145'11"177
Willard VanderbergRR6'0"185
Joe WrobkeRR6'0"158
William YockeRLOctober 19, 19106'2"175

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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